liljoe

After going through the car wash several times now in my 2010 RX 350, my front license plate has been bent in all different directions. Car wash guys say it's due to not having a full plate holder, where as 4 screws secure the plate vs. only the top 2 as we have. Anyone have an idea as to a plate holder from another vehicle that I might adapt to overcome this?

Thanks!

Joeb427

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Try a very good quality metal license plate frame.

NeilB25

I noticed the same thing--I just took mine through the car wash for the first time and noticed the license plate bent.

kitlz

I noticed a dealer near me tapes the plates to the bumper to hold them in place before washing. I'd add a metal frame like Joeb427 said to keep the edges from bending. And replacement plates from DMV are cheap. Good luck.

wa3cuj

What about the rear plate? Any problems there also? Mine is only mounted with 2 screws because there are only 2 mounting holes in the 450h. As far as the front, we don't have them in PA.

kitlz

Bob, at least you don't have to worry about the rear wiper Not sure about the rear plate. My RX is always hand washed, by me

Joeb427

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I can't see having any problem with the rear plate.
Like Anita,I do my own carwashing.

wa3cuj

Anita, I like to hand wash mine also. However, there are those times I just get lazy!!!

By the way, I was on LI near JFK and in North Jersey over the weekend. How do you survive with all of that traffic?? Many white knucle hours of driving!!!!!!

kitlz

Back roads, leave early and never ever drive in the city

jay_man2

I got two 2-hole thin bottom chrome frames from http://www.autogold.com/plain_frames.htm

lapdrn

Wash your car. I don't bring our cars to car wash. I do it myself

Hal56

i brought this up with dealer 4-5 months ago and asked them to drill 2 addl holes which they said its only plastic behind where the holes would have gone.

Still working on it though--and I take our cars to a hand wash place nearby--I buy 50 washes that I can use on both cars and get a nice discount. Less scratching of paint job and wipe down etc. They do a great job on the wheels.

liljoe

My problems are fixed!

Bought a 2009 Front License Plate Frame .. Drilled two holes for the bottom holes.. very solid now.

Thanks!

tfischer

What's this mean: "i brought this up with dealer 4-5 months ago and asked them to drill 2 addl holes which they said its only plastic behind where the holes would have gone." They have no little bolts???
(AutoZone has plastic sets that do not rust that are made for cars . Drill the little holes yourself and save the charge from a highly trained mechanic who has better things to do with his big, fancy tools.)

JDKane527

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Can you post some pics of this? Interesting in doing also.